Indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus

Abstract

An outer shell panel includes: a front panel which is provided on a front surface portion of a body casing; and side panels which are arranged on side surface portions of the body casing. The side panels each include: a base member which is provided on a side end portion of the front panel; a connecting member has a flat plate shape and has no light transmissivity, the connecting member including a first surface and a second surface formed on to the opposite side of the first surface, and being attached to the base member, with the first surface located to face the base member; and a design panel which has a flat plate shape and has light transmissivity, the design panel being attached to a peripheral edge of the connecting member to be opposite to the second surface of the connecting member.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus, comprising: a body casing for receiving an indoor fan configured to take in air and an indoor heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between refrigerant and the air taken in by the indoor fan; and
 an outer shell panel attached to the body casing, wherein 
 the outer shell panel includes:
 a front panel provided on a front surface portion of the body casing; and 
 side panels provided on side surface portions of the body casing, 
 
 the side panels each include:
 a base member provided on a side end portion of the front panel; 
 a connecting member having a flat plate shape and no light transmissivity, and wherein the connecting member includes a first surface and a second surface, which is formed on a side opposite to the first surface, the connecting member is attached to the base member, and the first surface is located to face the base member; 
 a design panel having a flat plate shape and light transmissivity, the design panel being attached to a peripheral region of the connecting member to be opposite to the second surface of the connecting member, and 
 a band-shaped panel attached to the design panel to be stacked on the design panel, 
 the design panel includes:
 a first surface portion, 
 a second surface portion, and 
 a connecting portion connecting the first surface portion and the second surface portion, 
 
 
 the band-shaped panel is fixed to the connecting portion, and is formed to extend from a front end of the design panel to a rear end thereof, and 
 the connecting portion of the design panel is recessed with respect to the first surface portion and the second surface portion, 
 wherein an outer front of the design panel and a front surface of the band-shaped panel are aligned with each other, when the band-shaped panel is attached to the design panel. 
 
     
     
       2. The indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein
 the front panel includes:
 a first panel section; and 
 a second panel section located so that a gap is provided between the second panel section and the first panel section, 
 
 the gap is provided to enable air to be taken into the indoor unit through the gap, and the band-shaped panel is horizontally aligned with the gap, when the band-shaped panel is attached to the design panel.